President Bola Tinubu appoints former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) governing board, alongside other members. Multiple outlets report that the appointments are made through a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and take immediate effect. Fayose is named as chairman of the REA board, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta listed as board members. The existing Director-General of the REA, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, is also included as part of the board structure, with executive directors completing the appointments.

In addition to the REA appointments, outlets say Tinubu names 25 other individuals to positions across 10 federal government agencies and commissions. Reported roles include appointments in the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; National Population Commission; Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET); Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission; National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation; Fiscal Responsibility Commission; and several other bodies.

Daily Post Nigeria also reports that Abba Aliyu, REA’s Managing Director, reacts to the changes, following Tinubu’s decision to place Fayose and additional members on the REA governing board.